Calgary police say they have removed an encampment from an industrial area in the city’s southeast following several reports of serious criminal offences and a large amount of garbage within the encampment.
Sgt. Trent Barker Peterson said the encampment was “surprisingly large.”
“They were very well hidden. From speaking with them, they had been there almost a year, and we were largely unaware of their presence there until these disturbance and weapons calls started coming in,” he said.
Police say the operation began late last year after they received complaints of people being threatened with hammers, axes and guns and culminated in several people being arrested in late February of this year on outstanding warrants.
Global News' Craig Momney reports.
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